21. Which organisation has paused the trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidate in India?
[A] Serum Institute of India
[B] Ranbaxy India
[C] Cipla India
[D] Sun Pharma
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Correct Answer: A [Serum Institute of India]
Notes:
The Pune based SII -Serum Institute of India has paused the clinical trial of COVID vaccine candidate. The vaccine is being developed by Oxford University’s Jenner Institute and Astra Zeneca.
Serum Institute has stopped the trial after a notice from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). The trials of COVID vaccine were stopped globally after one of the recipients in U.K. showed adverse symptoms.
22. Which regulator in India is set to revamp its IT infrastructure network and communication systems?
[A] RBI
[B] NABARD
[C] SEBI
[D] IRDAI
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Correct Answer: C [SEBI]
Notes:
Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed to revamp its IT infrastructure network and communication systems.
Also, SEBI has proposed to have a centralised control over its network. In this regard, SEBI has shortlisted 8 companies which includes Bharti Airtel, Wipro, TCS, HP, IBM, NTT India, Orange Business Services India Technology and Sify Technologies.
23. Bhagjan Oil Well, that was seen in news, is located in which state?
[A] Meghalaya
[B] Assam
[C] Manipur
[D] Mizoram
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Correct Answer: B [Assam]
Notes:
The Baghjan Oil Well of Oil India Limited (OIL) is located in Eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district has been put off.
A massive fire occurred in the Oil well due to equipment failure and it turned out into a blowout, which means uncontrolled escape of gas at great speed. Oil India Limited (OIL) and foreign experts managed to tame the fire after 110 days.
24. Who has clinched the 2020 US Open women’s singles title?
[A] Naomi Osaka
[B] Serena Williams
[C] Victoria Azarenka
[D] Sofia Kenin
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Correct Answer: A [Naomi Osaka]
Notes:
Japan’s Naomi Osaka has won the US open tennis women’s singles tournament. She played against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
This victory marks the 3rd Grand slam title of the Japanese player after 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian Open. Austria’s Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev in men’s singles final to win his first Grand Slam title.
25. Prime Minister of India has inaugurated three petroleum projects recently, located in which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Bihar
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: C [Bihar]
Notes:
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has recently dedicated three petroleum projects at Bihar to the nation.
Indian Oil’s 193 km long Durgapur-Banka section of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur LPG pipeline, Indian Oil’s Cooking gas bottling plant at Banka and HPCL’s LPG bottling plant at Harsidh are the three projects at Bihar which have been inaugurated by the Prime Minister.
26. Where is the first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Tripura being constructed?
[A] Agartala
[B] Sabroom
[C] Dharmanagar
[D] Kailashahar
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Correct Answer: B [Sabroom]
Notes:
Foundation stone was laid for construction of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Sabroom of Tripura. It is the first SEZ of the state.
The SEZ is being built at a cost of Rs 635 crore and would focus on rubber, bamboo, textile and food processing. Sabroom is located at a distance of 130 km from Agartala, the capital of Tripura.
27. What is the name of the short video platform launched by YouTube in India?
[A] Shorts
[B] TinTin
[C] Thinkz
[D] Musically
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Correct Answer: A [Shorts]
Notes:
YouTube has recently launched its short video platform called YouTube Shorts in India. This is expected to fill the gap created due to the ban on TikTok in India.
This video creation tool would be first available for Indian users. Using this tool, the users can create a 15-second or less short video and upload it on the platform. Users can also add music to their videos using YouTube’s song library.
28. India celebrates Engineer’s Day on September 15 to commemorate the birth anniversary of which eminent personality?
[A] C V Raman
[B] Homi J Bhabha
[C] M Visvesvaraya
[D] Abdul Kalam
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Correct Answer: C [M Visvesvaraya]
Notes:
National Engineers Day is celebrated on September 15 across the country, to mark the birth anniversary of eminent engineer M Visvesvaraya.
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born on September 15, 1861 in Karnataka. He served as the Chief engineer in Mysore and had contributed to several technical projects in Hyderabad, Mysore, Maharashtra and Odisha, including the block system of irrigation in the Deccan canals.
29. Which country successfully sent nine satellites into orbit from a ship in the Yellow Sea?
[A] Russia
[B] China
[C] Israel
[D] United States
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
China has successfully launched a solid-propellant carrier rocket from a ship in the Yellow Sea and successfully sent nine satellites into orbit.
This is the country’s second such sea-based launch mission. The tenth rocket of the Long March 11 family, the Long March 11-HY2 was launched carrying nine remote-sensing satellites belonging to the Jilin-1 Gaofen 03-1 group.
30. National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill pertains to which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Health
[B] Ministry of Rural Development
[C] Ministry of Agriculture
[D] Ministry of AYUSH
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Correct Answer: D [Ministry of AYUSH]
Notes:
Two important bills pertaining to Ministry of AYUSH has been passed in Lok Sabha, namely the “National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill 2020” and “National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill 2020”.
The said bills have been already passed in the Rajya Sabha in March 2020. The bills seek to replace the existing “Indian Medicine Central Council Act 1970” and “Homoeopathy Central Council Act 1973”.